Biology and Society
F. Additional requirements
The requirements listed below pertain to all students matriculating in August
2013 and January 2014.
I. Distribution Requirements
A. Introductory Biology Lecture and Lab
Credits
39-46
8-9
II. Requirements in the Major
II. A. Biology Foundation Breadth**
65-82
9
Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
4-5
BIOMG 3300 Principles of Biochemistry: Individual Instruction
BIOMG 3310 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism
NS 3200 Introduction to Human Biochemistry
BIOMG 3330 Principles of Biochemistry, Lectures
BIOMG 3350 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular
Biology
BIOG 1500 Investigative Lab (F/S, 2 cr) AND
Choose two out of three from the following lecture options:
(a) BIOMG 1350 Cell and Development (F/S, 3 cr)
(b) BIOG 1440 Comparative Physiology (F/S, 3 cr) OR*
BIOG 1445 Autotutorial Physiology (F/S, 4cr)
(c) BIOEE 1610 Ecology and the Environment (F/S, 3cr) or BIOSM 1610 OR*
BIOEE 1780 Evolution and Diversity (F/S, 3cr) or BIOSM 1780
*Cannot take both to fulfill this requirement
B. Social Sciences
6
C. Humanities
4
No language credit in this area. (See: I.F.)
BSOC 2051 Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine OR
BSOC 2061 Ethics and Environment
D. Written Communications
6
Must be First-Year Writing Seminars.
MUST BE COMPLETED DURING FIRST 2 SEMESTERS
7-8
a. Either Statistics or Calculus must be taken at Cornell unless you have earned a
score of 3 or higher on AP Calculus BC.
b. Once the above requirement is met other AP credit from Calculus AB (a score
of 3 or higher) or Statistics (a score of 4 or 5) may be applied to the
Quantitative and Analytical requirement if the content is not overlapping.
1. Calculus:
Choose one of the following:
MATH 1106, MATH 1110, MATH 1120 OR
Any higher-level calculus course
2. Statistics:
Choose one of the following:
AEM 2100, BTRY 3010, ECON 3190, ILRST/STSCI 2100, MATH 1710, PAM
2100, PSYCH 3500, STSCI 2150 (CHE students only)
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8-13
Courses from any natural science, social science, humanities, or mathematics
courses can be counted here for remaining credits.
Three courses from three of the following areas:
Starting in Fall 2010, AP credit cannot be used to fulfill the introductory
biology requirement for this major
E. Quantitative and Analytical
Credits
2013-2014
Genetics and Development
BIOMG 2800 Lectures in Genetics
BIOMG 2820 Human Genetics
NTRES 2830 Genetics for Population Biologists
PLBR 2250 Plant Genetics
3-5
Animal Behavior
BIONB 2210 Neurobiology and Behavior I: Intro to Behavior
(summer BIONB 2213 or BioSM 3290)
3-4
Neurobiology and Behavior
BIONB 2220 Neurobiology and Behavior II: Intro to Neurobiology
3
Biological Diversity
BIOPL 2410 Introductory Botany
BIOPL 2430 Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants
BIOPL 2480 Vascular Plant Systematics
BIOMI 2900 General Microbiology Lectures
BIOEE 2740 The Vertebrates
BIOEE 4500 Mammalogy, Lectures
BIOEE 4700/4701 Herpetology, Lectures and Laboratory
BIOEE 4750 Ornithology
BIOEE 4760 Biology of Fishes
ENTOM 2120 Insect Biology
PLPA 3010 Biology and Management of Plant Diseases
PLPA 3090 Fungi
(summer, BIOSM 3080, 3100, 3210, 3730, 3740, 3770, or 4490)
2-5
Physiology and Anatomy
BIOAP 3110 Introduction to Animal Physiology
NS 3410 Human Anatomy and Physiology
3
Ecology
(summer BIOSM 3640, 3750)
6
2013-14
** Students in Human Ecology may not use NS 1150 to meet the Biology Foundation
Breadth requirement. If NS 1150 is taken it will count towards the 43 Human Ecology
credit requirement. Human Ecology students building upon Nutritional Science
should major in HBHS or NS.
Credits
II. B. Biology Foundation Depth
3–4
One biology course for which one of the biology courses in II.A. is a prerequisite.
(Human Ecology students cannot use NS 1150 in II.A. for the purpose of defining II.B.
Biology Foundation Depth course.)
II. C. Core Course
4
Should be completed by end of junior year.
BSOC 3011 Life Sciences & Society OR
PHIL 2860/STS 2861 Science and Human Nature
II.D. Theme
15 – 20
Theme areas are Neuroscience, Aging, and Health; Biology and Health
Policy; and Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Biomechanics
Five courses related to a theme selected by the student; must at the 2000 level or
above, at least 3 credit hours, and taken for a letter grade.
Two courses from: Natural sciences issues and/or Biology elective (course with
significant biology content)
Two courses from: Humanities/Social Sciences electives
One course taken junior or senior year: Senior Seminar; courses change yearly
II. E. Social Sciences/Humanities Foundation
6–8
One course from each of two areas:
(Approved courses are in Courses of Study under Biology & Society)
History of Biology/History of Science
Philosophy of Science
Politics of Science
Sociology of Science
Science Communication
College Requirements:
• Students are NOT required to complete 9 credits in Human Ecology
departments outside the major.
• Students must complete a minimum of 43 HUMEC credits. HUMEC
courses are DEA, FSAD, HD, NS, PAM, or HE 3000-level or higher. BSOC
courses are not considered HUMEC.
• Pass/Fail Courses [S/U]
o S/U grading option may NOT be used for any required course [i.e.,
distribution requirements in Category I or major courses in Category II]
unless it is the only grade option offered for those courses.
o S/Us MAY be used for electives in Category III.
o Students may apply no more than 12 credits of S/U towards graduation
requirements. If a required course is only offered S/U, it will not count
towards this limit. Students may take more S/Us if they choose, but the
additional credit will not be applied towards graduation.
o The deadline for changing grade options is 7 weeks after the start of
classes, the same as the “drop” deadline.
• Special Study Courses [4000, 4010, 4020, 4030]
o A total of 12 credits of special study course work from Human Ecology or
other colleges will count towards the 120 graduation credit requirement.
[Additional credits can be taken but will not be applied.]
o A maximum of three credits of 4000-4020 (not including 4030) may count
towards the “credit outside the major” category as long as the special
study is in a department outside the student’s major.
o Students cannot TA (4030) the same course for credit more than once or
take and TA the same course simultaneously. 4030 does not fulfill any
requirements towards the major. Registration for 4030 may not exceed 5
credit hours per semester.
• Students must complete 120 credits overall, exclusive of physical education
and “00” courses.
• Elective credits can be earned in Human Ecology or elsewhere.
Pre-Med Students only:
(Not required for graduating from Human Ecology with a Biology & Society Major).
III. Electives
IV. Physical Education
Variable
2
Physical Education must be completed in order to graduate. However, physical
education does not count toward college and university minimum credit requirements
for full-time status, nor does it count towards the 120 credits required for graduation.
Total Credits (exclusive of PE)
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120
Additional Credits
Chemistry…
CHEM 2070 – 2080 General Chemistry AND
One of the following sequences:
CHEM 3570 – 3580 Organic Chemistry Lecture & 2510 Lab
CHEM 3590 – 3600 Lecture and 3010 Lab
…and Physics
PHYS 1101 – 1102 General Physics OR
PHYS 2207 – 2208 Fundamentals of Physics
24-28
8
8
12
8
8
2013-14